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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1914
Page
5
A Boston Chamber of Commerce committee proposes a compromise to one cent postage. They suggest raising the first class limit to two ounces for two cent letters and allowing sealed letters in third class mail. The plan aims to improve service and reduce congestion without full one cent postage.
Residents along Winthrop Beach near Playstead station awoke to a remarkable flood of sea fish piling up at doorsteps. Tons of cod haddock pollock and other species swarmed the area in a bizarre coastal event likely unmatched in recent memory. Fishermen offered guesses about origin and cause while locals watched the surreal sight unfold.
A massive run of small cod washed ashore at Winthrop drawing crowds who collected two and three footers while leaving larger fish to rot. Residents lit lanterns and worked through the evening as fishermen speculate on causes from bait runs to high tides. Dealers expect little profit despite the unusual abundance.
Miss Gertrude Willey a 22 year old nurse at Worcester State Hospital was badly injured when thrown from the side car of a motorcycle driven by her fiancé Herman B Adams 23 of 279 Belmont street Worcester The front fork broke sending Willey ten feet to the road where she struck her head and lost consciousness Adams skinned his face but was uninjured They were taken to the Worcester City Hospital by Irving E Comins after local help arrived
Frederick S. Eliott a young lawyer from Winchester and Boston was found in the cellar of the Pus Loarding house at 15 Lawson road Winchester with a bullet wound to the forehead and a .22 revolver nearby He died about two hours later Medical Examiner W H Keleher of Woburn called the death a possible suicide but would not announce until the next day Miss Adelaide Ferrol landlady discovered the body after missing Eliott at breakfast and unable to account for his despondency police said he had suffered fits of melancholy for some time
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